Yeovil Town will have three stars on their new home kit - and nobody can understand why

A sneak preview of Yeovil Town's new home kit has been released (Image: Steve Bond/Pinnacle)

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Yeovil Town have revealed a sneak preview of their home kit for the 2017-18 season and there is one part of it that nobody can quite understand.

The new strip, which has been designed by Sondico, appears to be mostly green with white pin stripes, a change in style from the previous few seasons that have been much more white on the shirt.

But the aspect that has got all fans talking is the inclusion of three stars above the club’s crest, and nobody can quite work out why.

Stars are normally included on football kits to commemorate historic achievements - such as World Cup or Champions League wins - but there are no achievements in Yeovil's history that can explain why they appear to have gone for three.

At first glance, it looks as though the stars could represent the Glovers’ three promotions since 2003, but with Yeovil having achieved five in their history – and only two as an EFL club – the inclusion of three stars appears to be a strange one if it is for this reason.

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Glovers supporters have taken to social media to ridicule the new feature, with fans joking that the stars refer to the number of league wins the club have achieved in 2017, a holy trinity of Darren Way, John Fry and Norman Hayward, or even the number of fans to have renewed their season tickets.

Here is some of the best reaction to yesterday’s announcement.

Despite the stars being ridiculed, there has been a positive reaction overall to the new design

Yeovil will look to end their season in style on Saturday when they travel to Colchester United.

Although the Glovers mathematically secured their safety with a 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage last weekend, they can theoretically climb from 19 to 17 after the final game, giving Way’s side the perfect motivation to finish the campaign on a high.